Friday 1 March 2019

Brake repairs for the DHC part 2

Earlier in the year I dropped a rather used looking brake master cylinder plus servo unit of at my local brake specialist C&C Parts, with the instructions to renovate them or replace with new units where necessary.
After a few days I received a message that they had completed the inspection. It turned out to be best to refurbish the servo unit, though the diaphragm had to be replaced. And the piston rod needed machining to get rid of any oxidation damage. But the master cylinder was beyond economical repair so that would have to be replaced with an new one.
And after authorizing the order there was nothing more I could do but wait for a message that the order was ready for collection. This took slightly longer than expected,  but a few weeks ago I was able to collect the parts. And as ever their work looks rather good as these pictures clearly show:

The new (old stock) brake master cylinder


The refurbished brake servo

And they even had the correct brake fluid reservoir in stock!

So as soon as the DHC gets out of here still mandatory annual hibernation I will fit these to the car. But before that I hope I will be able to use ‘t Kreng for a few runs. I  really had hoped the weather would have been good enough to take her out as today was the first day that both cars were allowed on the road again after their three month hibernation. Sadly the weather didn’t cooperate. So instead of enjoying some driving, I went to the shed to search for a part that will be needed for another upgrade I have in mind for the DHC before Club Triumph’s 10CR. And I found one, though it needs some tender loving care as the bearing and the viscous coupling both are pretty worn. Also to be continued …


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